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how long homeowners will have to wait to recover from superstorm sandy. >>> stars have always said they feel like their lives are in danger because of the paparazzi. >>> a chilly night out there, a little bit of a cold northwesterly wind come in dropping that wind chill factor down into the 20s. it is a cold, cold night. at least we had sornings high thin cloud cover today but not enough to stop some pretty bright conditions, very bright conditions out in the carroll county way. snow at summit ridge and ellicott city, crisp, cold, sunny, january day, second day of the year with a beautiful finish. how's that. gorgeous shot. current winds northwesterly 5 to 10. a few gusts 10 to 15. it is a cold wind funneling into the state. the air mass originating way up in canada. conditions struggling to get into the mid to upper 30s. curtis bay up through canton and mt. vernon. on the whole, it's going to be cold. how about a little further north and west, a very cold day on tap here across carroll county. 34 ham sted and maybe the low 30s toward mt. airy, so very cold conditions. partly cloudy ski
how long homeowners will have to wait to recover from superstorm sandy. >>> stars have always said they feel like their lives are in danger because of the paparazzi. >>> a chilly night out there, a little bit of a cold northwesterly wind come in dropping that wind chill factor down into the 20s. it is a cold, cold night. at least we had sornings high thin cloud cover today but not enough to stop some pretty bright conditions, very bright conditions out in the carroll county...
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recovery efforts following superstorm sandy sandy may have also helped -- superstorm sandy may have also helped the economy finish on a strong mark. >>> there's a big job opening up at the obama administration. treasury secretary timothy geithner reportedly plans to leave his post at the end of the month, even if a deal to raise the debt ceiling hasn't been reached at that point. jeff liu is said to be his choice. interesting choice, because he's not traditionally an economist. >> he's not a ghoul goldman sachs guy? >> he's just not the usual suspect. >> what do you have for us next? >> why you need to be very careful about saving money. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton set a date to return to work after her hospitalization. that story coming up. >> and staffers start their year by counting up thousands of animals at one of the world's biggest zoos. >> and rg3 talks about facing another sensational rookie quarterback in his postseason debut. >>> and a good friday morning. a cold one, especially south of town. that's a little unusual. we even have a few upper teens. it's going to be
recovery efforts following superstorm sandy sandy may have also helped -- superstorm sandy may have also helped the economy finish on a strong mark. >>> there's a big job opening up at the obama administration. treasury secretary timothy geithner reportedly plans to leave his post at the end of the month, even if a deal to raise the debt ceiling hasn't been reached at that point. jeff liu is said to be his choice. interesting choice, because he's not traditionally an economist....
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house speaker john boehner put off a vote on a $60 billion age package for victims of superstorm sandy. >> it's why the american people hate congress. it's why they hate them. >> reporter: some of boehner's fellow republicans, especially those from the state affected by the storm deserves better. >> they deserve better. >> reporter: boehner scrambled to repair the damage. he promised a house vote on a $9 billion package on friday and the remain 5g $1 billion on january 15th. that was enough for some. >> this procedure that's laid out is fully acceptable and fully satisfactory. this will give us the full $60 billion. >> reporter: superstorm sandy nearly knocked the house in breezy point, new york, off its foundation and most who live here are still not back in their homes. >> this is people's lives. this is not a political football. >> reporter: joseph izzizzo's h was damaged by the storm. he calls congress's response disgraceful. >> how can you not act on this when you think about irene and how quickly they reacted. why now this political turmoil? >> reporter: izzo says he homes congre
house speaker john boehner put off a vote on a $60 billion age package for victims of superstorm sandy. >> it's why the american people hate congress. it's why they hate them. >> reporter: some of boehner's fellow republicans, especially those from the state affected by the storm deserves better. >> they deserve better. >> reporter: boehner scrambled to repair the damage. he promised a house vote on a $9 billion package on friday and the remain 5g $1 billion on january...
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victims of superstorm sandy. after politically charged delay and a wave of criticism, the house votes today on nearly $10 billion worth of storm relief. >>> and as a new session of congress is sworn in, so is a record number of women lawmakers. >>> full house. nearly every student from sandy hook elementary school is in attendance as classes resume for the first time since last month's tragic shooting. >>> and on thin ice. two teenagers find themselves stranded and in need of rescue on a frozen lake. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, january 24th, 2013. >>> good morning, everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. the 113th congress has been sworn in, and today the house takes up its first piece of business, the bill of providing aid to victims of superstorm sandy. john boehner was re-elected as speaker of the house, but he sparked a flood of criticism from within his own party. tara mergener is in washington this morning. tara, good morning to you. >>> terrell, the sp
victims of superstorm sandy. after politically charged delay and a wave of criticism, the house votes today on nearly $10 billion worth of storm relief. >>> and as a new session of congress is sworn in, so is a record number of women lawmakers. >>> full house. nearly every student from sandy hook elementary school is in attendance as classes resume for the first time since last month's tragic shooting. >>> and on thin ice. two teenagers find themselves stranded and in...
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. >> that was a clip from a national geographic special a year ago on superstorm sandy which for the last year, i have seen up close how much those hits by superstorm sandy have struggled to put their lives back together. i have been doing reporting for a special on show time called years of living dangerously and it's about climate change and it's impockets. here's what i have learned. the people at the bottom of the social pyramid, the poor with no assets or no assets other than their home, with debts piled up and low income jobs, are just struggling to hang on by their fingernails to something that resembles a middle class existence. when the water comes from the storm those are the first ones dragged out to sea and who take the longest amount of time to get back to shore. according to a recent study, many elderly and disabled residents were stranded in their apartments for weeks after the storm due to elevator out ans, others remained in their high-rises despite having no heat or power because they had nowhere else to go or no means to get out of their neighborhood. 55% of the st
. >> that was a clip from a national geographic special a year ago on superstorm sandy which for the last year, i have seen up close how much those hits by superstorm sandy have struggled to put their lives back together. i have been doing reporting for a special on show time called years of living dangerously and it's about climate change and it's impockets. here's what i have learned. the people at the bottom of the social pyramid, the poor with no assets or no assets other than their...
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shame on congress. >> reporter: superstorm sandy caused over $36 billion in damage in new jersey. governor christie says he was assured by congressional leaders that the aid package would be put to a vote. but house speaker boehner pulled the legislation and did not return christie's phone calls. >> disaster relief was something that you didn't play games with. >> reporter: do you feel betrayed right now, governor? >> yes. if the people of new jersey feel betrayed today by those who did this in the house last night then they have good company, i'm with them. >> reporter: boehner says he pulled the bill because of scheduling problems. but some members of congress questioned how the $60 billion aid package would be spent. new york congressman peter king, a republican, would have none of it. >> congressional republicans never have any trouble finding new york city or new york when it comes to raising money. well, you know, this is a two-way street and if they're not going to help us, why should we even think of helping them? >> reporter: this afternoon, congressional leaders announce
shame on congress. >> reporter: superstorm sandy caused over $36 billion in damage in new jersey. governor christie says he was assured by congressional leaders that the aid package would be put to a vote. but house speaker boehner pulled the legislation and did not return christie's phone calls. >> disaster relief was something that you didn't play games with. >> reporter: do you feel betrayed right now, governor? >> yes. if the people of new jersey feel betrayed today...
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first in the house, a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy. house speaker john boehner nixed the vote in the last hours of 2012, drawing a firestorm of criticism. it comes up in the house in two parts- the first tomorrow, and the other mid-january. >> the next act will begin a couple of months from now probably in late february, early march, when we hit the debt ceiling and when the automatic spending cuts come into play again and either have to be replaced with other spending cuts, or again, kicked down the road. >> reporter: these are the same issues that snarled congress in the summer of 2011, and again during the fiscal cliff debate. there's little hope for a better outcome this year. president obama has promised not to negotiate with the new congress on raising the debt ceiling, but republicans are ready to use it to force major federal spending reforms and tame the national debt. right now, the u.s. owes $16 trillion, but some calculate our total liabilities much higher. and as congress jumps from small deal to small deal as they have be
first in the house, a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy. house speaker john boehner nixed the vote in the last hours of 2012, drawing a firestorm of criticism. it comes up in the house in two parts- the first tomorrow, and the other mid-january. >> the next act will begin a couple of months from now probably in late february, early march, when we hit the debt ceiling and when the automatic spending cuts come into play again and either have to be replaced with other spending cuts,...
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first in the house, a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy. house speaker john boehner nixed the vote in the last hours of 2012, drawing a firestorm of criticism. it comes up in the house in two parts- the first tomorrow, and the other mid-january. >> the next act will begin a couple of months from now, probably in late february, early march, when we hit the debt ceiling and when the automatic spending cuts come into play again, and either have to be replaced with other spending cuts, or again, kicked down the road. >> reporter: these are the same issues that snarled congress in the summer of 2011, and again during the fiscal cliff debate. there's little hope for a better outcome this year. president obama has promised not to negotiate with the new congress on raising the debt ceiling, but republicans are ready to use it to force major federal spending reforms and tame the national debt. right now, the u.s. owes $16 trillion, but some calculate our total liabilities much higher. and as congress jumps from small deal to small deal as they have
first in the house, a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy. house speaker john boehner nixed the vote in the last hours of 2012, drawing a firestorm of criticism. it comes up in the house in two parts- the first tomorrow, and the other mid-january. >> the next act will begin a couple of months from now, probably in late february, early march, when we hit the debt ceiling and when the automatic spending cuts come into play again, and either have to be replaced with other spending cuts,...
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. >>> a bill that delivers some much needed aid to the victims of superstorm sandy is now ready for the president's signature. this is just a fraction of the money lawmakers from the lev stated region had asked for -- devastated region had asked for, but congressional leaders are promising more aid later in the month. danielle nottingham with more from capitol hill. >> reporter: congress is sending nearly $10 billion to the victims of superstorm sandy. the money will help northeast residents who filed flood insurance claims. >> it's up to us. >> reporter: congressman michael grimm, a former marine, did not want to return to his devastated district empty handed. >> i would rather have been back in the gulf whether it's afghanistan, iraq, kuwait like i was and deal with bullets flying than to deal with going back to staten island and telling these people i can't help them. >> reporter: earlier this week the house was supposed to vote on a $60 billion senate passed aid package, but house speaker john boehner pulled the bill setting off a political firestorm. now republican congressman pete
. >>> a bill that delivers some much needed aid to the victims of superstorm sandy is now ready for the president's signature. this is just a fraction of the money lawmakers from the lev stated region had asked for -- devastated region had asked for, but congressional leaders are promising more aid later in the month. danielle nottingham with more from capitol hill. >> reporter: congress is sending nearly $10 billion to the victims of superstorm sandy. the money will help...
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. >>> finally, some relief is heading to the victims of superstorm sandy. we'll have much more, much, much more is needed. >>> and living in fear, trying to escape and suffering from more than just war. inside a camp for syrian refugees that is still in harm's way. [ male announcer ] break the grip of back or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> help is on the way for people who lost so much during superstorm sandy. president obama signed into law a 9.7 billion sandy relief package. it was the first legislative package of the new congress. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion relief bill on january 15th. some people were outraged that house speaker boehner cancelled a vote tuesday on the entire aid package. sandy devastated parts of the northeast more than two months ago. >>> earlier i spoke with our political regulars, elsi granders granderson. elzi is a senior writer for espn, and anna is a republican strategist. we talked about the fiscal cliff and the
. >>> finally, some relief is heading to the victims of superstorm sandy. we'll have much more, much, much more is needed. >>> and living in fear, trying to escape and suffering from more than just war. inside a camp for syrian refugees that is still in harm's way. [ male announcer ] break the grip of back or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> help is on the way for...
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sandy. >> the bottom line is between friday morning and january 15th, those two votes will bring in $60 billion that's absolutely necessary for new york, new jersey and connecticut. >> reporter: also tops on their agenda, raising the debt ceiling so america can borrow more to pay its bills. republicans will imsift on cutting spending first. >> the president is addicted to spending. he wants to spend. he wants a new credit card after he's maxed out the last one. >> president thinks he's not going to negotiate. he better think again. he's president of the united states. >> reporter: the last time congress got over the debt ceiling the u.s. saw its first credit downgrade. >> it may take a default. another downgrade. the serious economic consequences that flow from it to jolt us back to some kind of reality. >> reporter: a new congress with old issues, still undecided. and on a short deadline, too, because it looks like we could hit that debt ceiling in just a few weeks, mara. >> all right, tracie potts, thanks for that. for a look at the weather here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. bi
sandy. >> the bottom line is between friday morning and january 15th, those two votes will bring in $60 billion that's absolutely necessary for new york, new jersey and connecticut. >> reporter: also tops on their agenda, raising the debt ceiling so america can borrow more to pay its bills. republicans will imsift on cutting spending first. >> the president is addicted to spending. he wants to spend. he wants a new credit card after he's maxed out the last one. >>...
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the house has avoided the fiscal cliff, but it has also avoided superstorm sandy. the house adjourned last night without voting on a bill that would have sent billions to help recovery efforts across the northeast. the senate approved a $60 billion bill last week, but the house decided not to bring up any other legislation. just a short time ago, i spoke with new york congressman peter king. he places the blame squarely on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. >> he walked off the floor, he refused to tell us why, give us any indication of warning, and eric cantor met with us throughout the week, he devised the strategy how he would bring it to the floor to make it acceptable, to let republicans who wanted to vote against certain partments of the bill, they could do that, but the bill was going to pass, but the bottom line is, the republican speaker walked off the floor without allowing a vote. i'm just saying these people have no problem finding new york when they're trying to raise money. they raise millions in new york city and new jersey. they sent gover
the house has avoided the fiscal cliff, but it has also avoided superstorm sandy. the house adjourned last night without voting on a bill that would have sent billions to help recovery efforts across the northeast. the senate approved a $60 billion bill last week, but the house decided not to bring up any other legislation. just a short time ago, i spoke with new york congressman peter king. he places the blame squarely on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. >> he walked off the...
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sandy and gas and oil prices. war in afghanistan and u.s. counterterrorism efforts did not even make the top 15. judy, does that surprise you? >> it doesn't surprise me, john, it depresses me enormously. this week, the new york times ran a piece that said that the president was getting a recommendation that we should have six to 20,000 troops left in afghanistan after the withdrawal of combat forces in 2014. that piece didn't make the front page. >> are americans losing interest because of the lack of media coverage or are the media not covering afghanistan because there's no interest. >> all i can say it reminds me of vietnam. and remember that in the early '70s and the public and policy makers lost enthusiasm and interest in the war long before the killing stopped and that's kind after tragedy that we're sending young men over to vietnam after the public had turned on to other things. i see the same thing happening again, it's very unfortunate and it's certainly a sobering remi reminder to those who advocate. >>
sandy and gas and oil prices. war in afghanistan and u.s. counterterrorism efforts did not even make the top 15. judy, does that surprise you? >> it doesn't surprise me, john, it depresses me enormously. this week, the new york times ran a piece that said that the president was getting a recommendation that we should have six to 20,000 troops left in afghanistan after the withdrawal of combat forces in 2014. that piece didn't make the front page. >> are americans losing interest...
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can speaker john boehner keep his job after the debacle over aid for superstorm sandy? >>> plus your money, your taxes, new concern this morning over when you can expect your tax refund from uncle sam. the cnn money team is on it. and this -- >> he said touching that pole, but it's really not. >> it's really not. and move over, erin andrews, a 3-year-old football fan may be around your job. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> good morning. it's been more than five months since a gunman opened fire. in just two weeks, that complex in aurora will reopen. 12 people were killed in july. 58 were injured. cinemark invited those families to a special evening of remembrance, but that offer has upset a lot of families. their response. they sent us this invite two days after christmas. how insensitive can you possibly be? they never even offered condolences. we will not be used as pawn to help them with ticket sales. the offer of a free ticket for a family member and a guest is despicable. our family members paid for their ticket with nair lives. listen to one family member. >> that
can speaker john boehner keep his job after the debacle over aid for superstorm sandy? >>> plus your money, your taxes, new concern this morning over when you can expect your tax refund from uncle sam. the cnn money team is on it. and this -- >> he said touching that pole, but it's really not. >> it's really not. and move over, erin andrews, a 3-year-old football fan may be around your job. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> good morning. it's been more...
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now put the fiscal cliff behind us and let's talk about the controversy over superstorm sandy relief. the speaker didn't bring up the bill for a vote after the cliff vote and that set off democrats and republicans. here's what new york congressman peter king told me earlier this week. >> i was chasing the speaker all over the house floor last night trying to talk to him and his staff and he kept telling me when the fiscal cliff vote is over everything will be taken care of and then he was gone. he refused to meet with us. he actually yelled i'm not meeting with you people. he wouldn't tell us why. he just decided to sneak off in the dark of night. >> here is how new jersey congressman bill pascrell described it during yesterday's debate. >> it took only ten days after katrina until president bush signed $60 billion in katrina aid passed by the congress of the united states. how dare you come to this floor and make people think everything is okay? in fact, one of the gentlemen from new jersey said, we have not waited at all. well, the insurance runs out in one week. what are we going t
now put the fiscal cliff behind us and let's talk about the controversy over superstorm sandy relief. the speaker didn't bring up the bill for a vote after the cliff vote and that set off democrats and republicans. here's what new york congressman peter king told me earlier this week. >> i was chasing the speaker all over the house floor last night trying to talk to him and his staff and he kept telling me when the fiscal cliff vote is over everything will be taken care of and then he was...
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sandy is concerned? >> liberty mutual, private insurers, with claims all over the atlantic region has decided to set up a program to accelerate the processes of insurance claims rising out of sandy. anybody insured with liberty first tries to resolve the claim in the normal course with liberty. if that does not work, liberty has asked me to set up an independent mediation program designed to place the insured and the insurer together with a neutral third party to try to resolve the claim quickly within a matter of four to six weeks, without resort to litigation. >> so you will be medicimediati liberty and individuals who are not satisfied with the money that they would have gotten after they paid all the premiums over the years? >> that is right, all the claims, automobile insurance claims, all of those claims first go to liberty. now in katrina, liberty resolved like 95% of those claims. but if you're not getting satisfaction, then this program will accelerate the processing in an effort to get it resol
sandy is concerned? >> liberty mutual, private insurers, with claims all over the atlantic region has decided to set up a program to accelerate the processes of insurance claims rising out of sandy. anybody insured with liberty first tries to resolve the claim in the normal course with liberty. if that does not work, liberty has asked me to set up an independent mediation program designed to place the insured and the insurer together with a neutral third party to try to resolve the claim...
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the new congress votes on superstorm sandy relief one day after being sworn in. we'll show you how vice president joe biden surprised some new members and their families, and the world is inlove with the crawley family. we'll go live to downton abbey. but first here's your "eye opener" at 8:00. >> reporter: hit the reset button, get a fresh start and put all the past feelings behind. >> the 113th congress was sworn in. today they'll take a vote to approve $9 billion in aid for superstorm sandy victims. >> there's some more big fiscal battles with congress just around the corner. >> excuse me for not being overly optimistic this morning, but i mean all the people up on capitol hill talking about how they're all going to come together. well, you know they're not. >>> the labor department is about to release the final jobs report of 2012. >> this will really be a closer on the year, but it will also be a look forward to what we can expect in 2013. >> i know the north koreans. the objective of the trip is a private humanitarian visit. we're not representing the u.s.
the new congress votes on superstorm sandy relief one day after being sworn in. we'll show you how vice president joe biden surprised some new members and their families, and the world is inlove with the crawley family. we'll go live to downton abbey. but first here's your "eye opener" at 8:00. >> reporter: hit the reset button, get a fresh start and put all the past feelings behind. >> the 113th congress was sworn in. today they'll take a vote to approve $9 billion in aid...
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that may be offset by superstorm sandy. construction jobs jumped by 30,000. another factor, businesses cut back on spending and hiring because of the uncertainty about what was going to happen with the 2012 tax roles and add to that the revisions for the december jobs report. this includes revisions that go back five years so this is really why there are so many reasons why you may just want to take this jobs report with a grain of salt, and also the december jobs report it also shows that the jobs market is barely keeping one population growth. did you know for the last two years, victor, the average number of jobs created per month is about 153,000? so this is really more of just a flat line, not really enough momentum. what you see is a jobs market that's treading water. victor? >> plus five, minus five for the first couple of minutes of the trading day, considering what we saw on wednesday and thursday, yeah, that looks like an eh response from wall street. alison kosik, thank you very much. >>> some people are being slapped with a huge bill all because o
that may be offset by superstorm sandy. construction jobs jumped by 30,000. another factor, businesses cut back on spending and hiring because of the uncertainty about what was going to happen with the 2012 tax roles and add to that the revisions for the december jobs report. this includes revisions that go back five years so this is really why there are so many reasons why you may just want to take this jobs report with a grain of salt, and also the december jobs report it also shows that the...
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. >> congressman paul ryan, catching a lot of flack for voting no on the superstorm sandy relief money, in a statement, he said unfortunately washington's legislative response fails on both counts, it refuses to distinguish or even prioritize disaster relief over pork spending. dave, good to see you. that scaled down bill, it passed 354 to 67, all of the no votes came from republicans, many said they were concerned about extra unnecessary spending, for instance, $150 million for fisheries in alaska, and museum roofs in washington, a hospital in vermont. what is going on here that vote total is significant. after hurricane katrina, there was ten no votes for a bigger package. this that was passed, after being umill 80ed by chris christie, was just adding money back to the flash flood plan. not the big plan they complained about. every time spending comes up, there will be a massive fight with a larger than ever group of republicans willing to take the party to an embarassing position, this is a bill where by congressional standards. there was way too much pork in the bill. >> not really
. >> congressman paul ryan, catching a lot of flack for voting no on the superstorm sandy relief money, in a statement, he said unfortunately washington's legislative response fails on both counts, it refuses to distinguish or even prioritize disaster relief over pork spending. dave, good to see you. that scaled down bill, it passed 354 to 67, all of the no votes came from republicans, many said they were concerned about extra unnecessary spending, for instance, $150 million for fisheries...
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it sits in an area devastated by superstorm sandy. there are thousands of pieces of police evidence that right now can't be touched. >> significant flooding has taken place. no question about it. we are still trying to sort through this and assess the total damage. it's a big job. >> reporter: that was back in november. the police department says it still hasn't been able to get into this facility and a second one because sewerage contamination has made them unsafe. trials can't wait. >> could be a major problem if evidence that has been damaged is critical to proving a case. >> reporter: the nypd says so far there have been six criminal case where police said there is evidence but it is not accessible. in cases involving dna and narcotics prosecutors rely on results of tests done on smaller samples of the evidence and police say the results are kept at a different facility that was not surprised by the storm. what about cases where there is, let's say blood ev, where the physical evidence is in the warehouse but test results are in a
it sits in an area devastated by superstorm sandy. there are thousands of pieces of police evidence that right now can't be touched. >> significant flooding has taken place. no question about it. we are still trying to sort through this and assess the total damage. it's a big job. >> reporter: that was back in november. the police department says it still hasn't been able to get into this facility and a second one because sewerage contamination has made them unsafe. trials can't...
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you ask the question, who suffered because of superstorm sandy? certainly our neighbors in new york and new jersey and connecticut suffered the most, but all americans will suffer if this economic engine is not rebuilt. the three states that pay nearly 16% of the taxes need this reconstruction, and so does the united states of america. all members, republican and democrat, should vote yes in favor of this legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: i reserve the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: i'm pleased to yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from new york, mr. bishop. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. bishop: i thank my friend, representative slaughter for yielding time. i also thank representatives lowey and king for their leadership and commend my colleagues in the new york and new jersey and connectic
you ask the question, who suffered because of superstorm sandy? certainly our neighbors in new york and new jersey and connecticut suffered the most, but all americans will suffer if this economic engine is not rebuilt. the three states that pay nearly 16% of the taxes need this reconstruction, and so does the united states of america. all members, republican and democrat, should vote yes in favor of this legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the...
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. >>> endurance swimmer, has finished her swim to raise money for victims of superstorm sandy. she climbed out of a manhattan pool this morning, after swimming for 48 hours. last month the 64 year old became the first person to swim from florida to cuba without a shark tank. >>> andrew thomas tells usmor about a serious jelly fish boom. >> reporter: it was an infestation that closed a nuclear power station. jelly fish. last week's incident in sweden could become more common as the number of jelly fish in the world's seas and oceans seems to be on the rise. warming of the world's oceans might be to blame as well as overfishing. fish markets like this one in sydney claim all of their fish come from legal grounds. big fish not eating little fish may mean more food available to jelly fish. on thursday in australia, a commission will meet to consider a new quota thought safe for the sustainability of blue fin tuna. >> the stock is down at around 5% of what its original size was. so it must have had an impact. what that impact is it's really hard to establish, but we need to consider
. >>> endurance swimmer, has finished her swim to raise money for victims of superstorm sandy. she climbed out of a manhattan pool this morning, after swimming for 48 hours. last month the 64 year old became the first person to swim from florida to cuba without a shark tank. >>> andrew thomas tells usmor about a serious jelly fish boom. >> reporter: it was an infestation that closed a nuclear power station. jelly fish. last week's incident in sweden could become more...
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when we come back so i will get reaction from superstorm sandy victims on congress' inability to act. and the fiscal cliff deal area even if it was a bad one, details on the rally and what to expect for the rest of the week cong up next tonight. great to see you. have a great weekend. meanwhile as businesses plan for the rest of 2013 aristos shortage of a successful product launches 2012. and some companies could not get a right to. the biggest product flopped of last year. number five. debuting with just $100 it did not live up to the type. number for. the sony tablet with the ability to folded half. sales were worse and it is discontinued. that animated film "john carter." just about broke even on the budget. the dodge dart never good twin it is not recommended from "consumer reports". the biggest flop? apple maps the fiasco was so bad co2 and cook wrote to a public letter apologizing and fired if the guy in charge. it decided to reunite the customers with kugel maps. with congress to right? few maker -- lawmakers are fuming at all for not passing via hurricane sandy aid package. ne
when we come back so i will get reaction from superstorm sandy victims on congress' inability to act. and the fiscal cliff deal area even if it was a bad one, details on the rally and what to expect for the rest of the week cong up next tonight. great to see you. have a great weekend. meanwhile as businesses plan for the rest of 2013 aristos shortage of a successful product launches 2012. and some companies could not get a right to. the biggest product flopped of last year. number five....
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sandy hook elementary, superstorm sandy, a lot of situations where kids have been at risk. local governments and state governments would be on of this to make sure that kids can get access to their parents after a horrible event or access to food, for goodness sakes. what is going on? >> i think people have to focus on us. there is actually more focus on pets and children. >> there was more focus on pets? >> yes, there are more services available right after hurricane katrina. we had 5000 kids that were separated from their parents or caregivers during hurricane katrina. that is one save the children and other organizations from the focus on not. gerri: well, some of the things that came up after superstorm sandy, it's hard to get food to kids. some shared emergency shelter with registered sex offenders. we do not want that to happen either. so what is it that you want to see? that is what i don't understand. >> i think what we really wants in this case is we won't see kids pay attention look at disaster planning. every school should have an evacuation and a plan for specia
sandy hook elementary, superstorm sandy, a lot of situations where kids have been at risk. local governments and state governments would be on of this to make sure that kids can get access to their parents after a horrible event or access to food, for goodness sakes. what is going on? >> i think people have to focus on us. there is actually more focus on pets and children. >> there was more focus on pets? >> yes, there are more services available right after hurricane katrina....
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the house of representatives delayed the vote to give more relief to victims of superstorm sandy causing a reaction almost as violent as the storm itself. >> last night politics was placed before oath to serve our citizens. for me, it was disappointing and disgusting to watch. >> jon: did nbc's meet the press host take his anti-gun agenda a step too far? a liberal newspaper in new york reveals the names and addresses of legal gun owners. the des moines register publishes a gun ban column advocating deadly violence against the n.r.a. and republican leaders. the war in afghanistan is still going on, nearly 70,000 u.s. troops still there, but media interest is mia. and get this, mr. global warming, al gore, sells his failed cable channel to a network owned by a big oil producing country. on the panel this week writer and fox news distributor judy miller. richard grinle served as press spokesman for the last four ambassadors to the u.n. jim pinkerton contributing editor the american conservative magazine and justin duckham washington correspondent for talk radio news service. i'm jon scott,
the house of representatives delayed the vote to give more relief to victims of superstorm sandy causing a reaction almost as violent as the storm itself. >> last night politics was placed before oath to serve our citizens. for me, it was disappointing and disgusting to watch. >> jon: did nbc's meet the press host take his anti-gun agenda a step too far? a liberal newspaper in new york reveals the names and addresses of legal gun owners. the des moines register publishes a gun ban...
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but, they didn't get to helping fund superstorm sandy relief efforts. now the new jersey governor has some harsh words for his own party. i'll have the story at 5- 30. >> catherine: bad taxi experience? complaints are on the rise - and kron4 has the documents from refusing rides - to bed bugs - that's next. sleep train has your ticket to tempur-pedic. experience the pressure-relieving comfort of tempur-pedic, and sleep risk-free with sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee. get 36 months interest-free financing: no down, and no interest for 3 years. plus, get free same-day delivery. sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee, interest-free financing, and free delivery? that's the ticket! sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic is on now. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> speaking on a cellphone, and threats, bedbugs of those are the things that they have had to deal with all taking a taxi cab in san francisco last year. >> they are everywhere and if you live in san francisco you have probably taken a ride. taxis but now, a
but, they didn't get to helping fund superstorm sandy relief efforts. now the new jersey governor has some harsh words for his own party. i'll have the story at 5- 30. >> catherine: bad taxi experience? complaints are on the rise - and kron4 has the documents from refusing rides - to bed bugs - that's next. sleep train has your ticket to tempur-pedic. experience the pressure-relieving comfort of tempur-pedic, and sleep risk-free with sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee. get 36...
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sandy. that's after republicans blasted house speaker john boehner for cancel ago a previously scheduled vote on tuesday. today's vote will be followed by another one on january 15th. >>> despite the grumbling in his own party, john boehner was reelected as house speaker as congress begins a new two year term. >> speaker boehner is a leader who has earned the confidence of his conference and the respect of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle. >> ten republicans voted for someone else as speaker. boehner struggled to hold back tears as hi welcomed new members of congress. nancy pelosi retains her position as minority leader. there are record number of women, 79 in the house and 20 in the senate. that's five more than the previous congress. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle gifford will reportedly visit newtown connecticut today. she's expected to meet and reach out to families of the victims of last month's deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary. the meeting is said to take p
sandy. that's after republicans blasted house speaker john boehner for cancel ago a previously scheduled vote on tuesday. today's vote will be followed by another one on january 15th. >>> despite the grumbling in his own party, john boehner was reelected as house speaker as congress begins a new two year term. >> speaker boehner is a leader who has earned the confidence of his conference and the respect of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle. >> ten republicans voted...
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sandy, a delay that angered the congressional dell gagzs of new jersey, and new york and one or two governors at the same time, boehner has beens target of scathing democratic and republican criticism, for what is now revealed to be a pork-laden piece of legislation that would have allowed some politicians to exploit victims of hurricane sandy for the purpose of this pork. leaving boehner deserted by two-thirds of his caucus just tuesday, as they voted against him. of the 112 congress, and today. he won a second term as speaker, and boehner, cried tears of joy. >> we're sent here not to be something, but to to something. or as i like to call it doing the right thing. it is a big job, and it comes with big challenges. >> one of the loudest voices in yesterday's republican rebellion was new york congressman peter king, who blasted boehner for not holding a vote on sandy relief, accusing the speaker of taking out this function within the leadership ranks on the state of new york, and telling voters to stop donating money to his party, he today reversed himself. >> john is a voice of re
sandy, a delay that angered the congressional dell gagzs of new jersey, and new york and one or two governors at the same time, boehner has beens target of scathing democratic and republican criticism, for what is now revealed to be a pork-laden piece of legislation that would have allowed some politicians to exploit victims of hurricane sandy for the purpose of this pork. leaving boehner deserted by two-thirds of his caucus just tuesday, as they voted against him. of the 112 congress, and...
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sandy. this erupted tuesday night. the anger i'm telling you about, it was palpable. >> it's inexcusable, and i am here tonight saying to myself for the first time that i'm not proud of the decision my team has made. >> to ignore the plight of millions of american citizens, unprecedented, disgusting, unworthy of the leadership of this house. >> last night the house of representatives failed that most basic test of public service and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state. >> join me is the mayor of raspberry park, new jersey and christine lewis, whose home was virtually destroyed by superstorm sandy. it's good of you to come in. >> thank you. good morning. >> governor christie pointed out yesterday it was 67 days since hurricane sandy hit. by comparison it took congress ten days after hurricane katrina to get aid, 12 days after ike. what's going on here? >> it's hard to say. this was one of the most horrible acts of public service that i've ever witn
sandy. this erupted tuesday night. the anger i'm telling you about, it was palpable. >> it's inexcusable, and i am here tonight saying to myself for the first time that i'm not proud of the decision my team has made. >> to ignore the plight of millions of american citizens, unprecedented, disgusting, unworthy of the leadership of this house. >> last night the house of representatives failed that most basic test of public service and they did so with callous indifference to the...
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we're going to start with superstorm sandy. at anytime now, any minute, new jersey governor chris christie set to hold a news conference on the fight over aid to victims of superstorm sandy. these victims may have to wait for months for help, because your congress just cannot get it together. unless, unless a meeting this hour provides a last minute fix, house lawmakers will leave town would the passing an aid package to help sandy survivors rebuild their homes and their lives. lawmakers from areas affected by sandy are furious that the senate-passed bill may die. republican congressman peter king says it is all speaker boehner's fault. >> speaker boehner is the one. he walked off the floor. he refused to toll us why. refused to give us any indication or warning whatsoever. i'm saying anyone from new york and new jersey who contributes one penny to the republican congressional campaign committee should have their head examined. i would not give one penny to these people based on what they did to us last night. i would say -- i'
we're going to start with superstorm sandy. at anytime now, any minute, new jersey governor chris christie set to hold a news conference on the fight over aid to victims of superstorm sandy. these victims may have to wait for months for help, because your congress just cannot get it together. unless, unless a meeting this hour provides a last minute fix, house lawmakers will leave town would the passing an aid package to help sandy survivors rebuild their homes and their lives. lawmakers from...
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he says what he thinks and what he thinks about john boehner's failure to vote on superstorm sandy aid. >> i was given no explanation. i was called at 11:20 last night by leader cantor and told authority for the vote was pulled by the speaker. and our delegation asked for a meeting with the speaker at the time. they were refused. i called the speaker four times last night after 11:20 and he did not take my calls. >> governor christi isn't the only one fuming about the sandy fumble. joining us now exclusively christine quinn, the speaker of the new york city council. when you heard about that what went through your mind immediately? >> i was stunned. i mean it's really unbelievable how speaker boehner and his party could just walk away from all the new yorkers and people in new jersey and people in connecticut in need. i don't really know how you just abdicate your responsibility like that. i mean we have countless people in new york and new jersey who have been devastated by this storm and quite frankly as speaker boehner told them to just drop dead and it's outrageous and to promise u
he says what he thinks and what he thinks about john boehner's failure to vote on superstorm sandy aid. >> i was given no explanation. i was called at 11:20 last night by leader cantor and told authority for the vote was pulled by the speaker. and our delegation asked for a meeting with the speaker at the time. they were refused. i called the speaker four times last night after 11:20 and he did not take my calls. >> governor christi isn't the only one fuming about the sandy fumble....
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sandy. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning and january 15th, two votes will bring in $60 billion is absolutely necessary for new york, new jersey, and connecticut. >> reporter: also tops on the agenda, raising the debt ceiling. republicans will insist on cutting spending first. >> the president is addicted to spending. he wants to spend. he wants a new credit card after he's maxed out the last one. >> the president thinks he's not going to negotiate. he better think again. he's president of the united states. he's not emperor of the planet. >> reporter: the last time the congress fought over the debt ceiling, we saw the first credit downgrade. >> it may take another downgrade, a default, the serious economic consequences that flow from it to jolt us back to some kind of reality. >> reporter: a new congress with old issues still undecided. and on a short deadline, too. it looks like we could hit that debt ceiling if a few weeks again. >> tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> house speaker john boehner has come under fire for his handling of the fiscal cliff talks and for
sandy. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning and january 15th, two votes will bring in $60 billion is absolutely necessary for new york, new jersey, and connecticut. >> reporter: also tops on the agenda, raising the debt ceiling. republicans will insist on cutting spending first. >> the president is addicted to spending. he wants to spend. he wants a new credit card after he's maxed out the last one. >> the president thinks he's not going to negotiate. he...
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that includes a bill to help those effected by superstorm sandy. a package was passed last week by the senate, now lawmaker also have to start the process from scratch because legislation does not carry over from the last congress to this new one. for those hit hardest by the storm, the frustration was bipartisan. >> this congress is apparently leaving town without responding to that emergency. there's not one of us, not one of us in this congress that could not be in the same position. and i'm deeply disappointed, mr. speaker. and the people who have been damaged by sandy, including governor christie, a republican, and governor cuomo, a democrat, should be deeply disappointed and, yes, angry. >> we have a moral obligation to hold this vote. the people are out of their homes. the people who are cold. the people without food. the people who lost their jobs. they don't have time to wait. >> to ignore it, to ignore the plight of millions of american citizens, unprecedented, they should reconsider or hang their heads in shame. >> for us in the northeas
that includes a bill to help those effected by superstorm sandy. a package was passed last week by the senate, now lawmaker also have to start the process from scratch because legislation does not carry over from the last congress to this new one. for those hit hardest by the storm, the frustration was bipartisan. >> this congress is apparently leaving town without responding to that emergency. there's not one of us, not one of us in this congress that could not be in the same position....
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it sits in an area of brooklyn devastated by superstorm sandy. inside it, there are thousands of pieces of police evidence, ranging from dna to narcotics to guns that right now can't be touched. >> significant flooding has taken place. no question about it. we're still trying to sort through this and, you know, assess the total damage. it's a big job. >> reporter: that was back in november. the police department says it still hasn't been able to get into this facility and a second one because sewage contamination has made them unsafe. trials can't wait. cnn's legal contributor paul callan is a cnn legal contributor. >> if evidence that's been damaged is critical to proving a case. >> reporter: so far there have been six criminal cases where police have said there is evidence but it's not accessible. those cases have not been dismissed. in cases involving dna and narcotics, prosecutors rely on results from tests that are done on smaller samples of the evidence. police say those results are kept at a different facility that was not compromised by t
it sits in an area of brooklyn devastated by superstorm sandy. inside it, there are thousands of pieces of police evidence, ranging from dna to narcotics to guns that right now can't be touched. >> significant flooding has taken place. no question about it. we're still trying to sort through this and, you know, assess the total damage. it's a big job. >> reporter: that was back in november. the police department says it still hasn't been able to get into this facility and a second...
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speaker boehner refused to bring forward a bill funding emergency aid for victims of superstorm sandy. this is how republican peter king responded this morning. >> john boehner has been personally helpful over the years, so it pains me to say this, but the fact is, the dismissive attitude that was shown last night towards new york, new jersey, connecticut, typifies, i believe, a strain in the republican party. we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our region. >> now, unfortunately, these leaders will still need to work together, and soon. with one deadline down last night, the president has already begun positioning himself for the next fight. >> we'll negotiate over many things. i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they've already racked up through the laws that they passed. let me repeat. we can't not pay bills that we've already incurred. >> the debt ceiling is coming, the sequesters are coming. cue the next countdown clock. joining us now from washington, the sage of capitol hill, hardes
speaker boehner refused to bring forward a bill funding emergency aid for victims of superstorm sandy. this is how republican peter king responded this morning. >> john boehner has been personally helpful over the years, so it pains me to say this, but the fact is, the dismissive attitude that was shown last night towards new york, new jersey, connecticut, typifies, i believe, a strain in the republican party. we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our...
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i'll never another get one resident who came up to me the day after hurricane sandy, or superstorm sandy and said i have lost everything, but at least i'm alive. we need to now backstop these individuals. we need to make sure these moneys are there, they flow quickly, be sure they can rebuild and the homes, businesses, and municipalities that have done yeoman's work gather and unite behind them. problems assisted those with hurricane katrina in 2005 in a mere two weeks. we are now past two months. we need to be clear, the president didn't send this up until december 7. there was a loss of several weeks. we do have a bill. it's about 25% less than what the states have said they needed. they said about $80 billion. it's down approximately $60 billion. it is less. le i have seen and run through the numbers our state has sent to this body as well as to the president. they are very well vetted. chris christi used to be a u.s. attorney. many of people are all former prosecutors. they hate waste, fraud, and abuse. and they are trying to ensure that the money is there in the amounts needed to ma
i'll never another get one resident who came up to me the day after hurricane sandy, or superstorm sandy and said i have lost everything, but at least i'm alive. we need to now backstop these individuals. we need to make sure these moneys are there, they flow quickly, be sure they can rebuild and the homes, businesses, and municipalities that have done yeoman's work gather and unite behind them. problems assisted those with hurricane katrina in 2005 in a mere two weeks. we are now past two...
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under a new effort underway, victims of superstorm sandy preserve the past. professionals and volumes tears are doing so awesome, trying to save thousands of treasured photos for the folks, even with today's technology it's a painstaking task and a labor of love, anna kooiman with at least one happy story about this tragedy, so many suffered, anna. what are they getting now? >> well, that organization is culled care, or care album restoration efforts. and helping the sandy victims replace what at first seemed ireplaceable. it was seen in the wake of the disaster and recruited photo editing volunteers around the world. terry and al rode out the storm in their house in ocean side, new york, and now piecing their lives back together has been one of the hard s things they he say their 45 year marriage has endured. their basement completely flooded, saturating and destroying everything that was carefully boxed up. >> i couldn't get myself to go downstairs to see the damage that was down there. it was just too much for me to look at. i just couldn't make it down th
under a new effort underway, victims of superstorm sandy preserve the past. professionals and volumes tears are doing so awesome, trying to save thousands of treasured photos for the folks, even with today's technology it's a painstaking task and a labor of love, anna kooiman with at least one happy story about this tragedy, so many suffered, anna. what are they getting now? >> well, that organization is culled care, or care album restoration efforts. and helping the sandy victims replace...
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one year after superstorm sandy, thousands of families are still displaced. still stuck in hotels or todaying with friends and relatives. they have had no choice but to leave for good because of the slow pace of federal aid or because of skyrocketing insurance rates. the u.s. congress authorized a total of $60 billion to help the victims of sandy. so far only about $5 billion have been spent to restore the damage. another $5 billion have just been allocated. the slow return to normalcy, we've seen elected officials on both sides of the aisle do something we don't see much these days. work together. so i don't give a damn about election day, it doesn't matter a lick to me at the moment. i've got much bigger fish to fry than that, so do the people of the state of new jersey. let the politicians who are on the ballot worry about election day, it's not my problem. >> peter king, a congressman from new york. congressman you're noted for figuring things outs for ireland or people of this country. let's talk about what we agree on. i have to admit guilt, i was never
one year after superstorm sandy, thousands of families are still displaced. still stuck in hotels or todaying with friends and relatives. they have had no choice but to leave for good because of the slow pace of federal aid or because of skyrocketing insurance rates. the u.s. congress authorized a total of $60 billion to help the victims of sandy. so far only about $5 billion have been spent to restore the damage. another $5 billion have just been allocated. the slow return to normalcy, we've...
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this incident happened yesterday at the same building where a crane dangled during superstorm sandy on 57 street in mid town manhattan. >> it's a disaster. this is crazy. >> i think the building is cursed. >>> the emergency crews evacuated that area. the concrete weight was eventually lowered. the construction management team apologized for the inconvenience. >>> we've been hearing from many federal workers because of the furlough. one california ranger is disgusted for a different reason. she says she's running out of time. 92-year-old betty reed soskin is the oldest national park service ranger in the country. soskin gives tours at the world war 2 home front national park in richmond. the shutdown is getting in her way of bringing important stories to the public. >> i have a sense of urgency that this is my last decade and i can't afford to have anybody waste my time, and that's what they're doing. >> soskin gives tours three days a week and works in the park administrative offices two days a jeek this morning, one week later and still shutdown, the back and forth we're seeing betwee
this incident happened yesterday at the same building where a crane dangled during superstorm sandy on 57 street in mid town manhattan. >> it's a disaster. this is crazy. >> i think the building is cursed. >>> the emergency crews evacuated that area. the concrete weight was eventually lowered. the construction management team apologized for the inconvenience. >>> we've been hearing from many federal workers because of the furlough. one california ranger is...